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Brecon Cou ty Show 2010


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Traditional family fun at Brecon County Show 2010


THE cups at this year’s Brecon Show on Saturday, August 7 will be presented in the grand parade at 2.30pm by the well known and now retired veterinary surgeon Ben Harries MRCVS. Among the attractions at Brecon Show


2010 are the Flyin’ Ryan motorcycle stunt team. Ex-motocross champion Ryan is joined by his son and his daughter.


Flyin’ Ryan Griffiths Championship


motocross competitor has taken his skills gained from over 30 years of schoolboy and professional motocross racing and has produced a show enjoyed by motorcyclists and non motorcyclists alike. Riding a high powered motocross bike,


and Internat iona l ex British


for Dog Agility organised by the Golden Valley Dog Training Club and the YFC Charity Tractor Pull” All the regular marquee events will


be there - the horticulture tent, the rural craft tent, the food hall


Flyin’ Ryan performs huge motorcycle jumps over cars, steam engines, or anything else he can get his hands on. Ryan performs wheelies with only one hand, one leg, standing up, sitting down, and whilst standing on his seat. Agr icultural show regular


Mei r i on Owen ma kes an appearance with his Quack Pack and there’s a steam and vintage machinery display with a vintage and classic cars parade at 3pm. Alongside


livestock classes, visitors


Barbara Green says: “There’s quite a big dog section with over 120 competitors in the dog agility show. The r e’s


exempt ion (exempt from Kennel Club rules)


dog show. Look out


Tractor candy - the history of John Deere


THE sight of the iconic green and yellow of John Deere’s machinery will be familiar to all those in the farming fraternity. It’s something that many of us


trike to the time we first got behind the wheel of the real thing. Paying homage to this special


will have grown up with, from our very first


pedal-powered Deere


relationship between man and machine of


encyclopedia of 2000, John Deere -


is The Bigger Book a


concerned with the world’s leading farm equipment brand. The first edition, published in sold more


copies worldwide, and this updated edition includes this decade’s new Big Green machines. The new book is jam-packed with


more than 600 photos of tractors, model variations, brochures, toys and other memorabilia. The guide is compiled Don the world’s leading


Macmillan, than 100,000 all things complete


John Deere brand. Nine compelling chapters chart


developments from John Froelich’s revolutionary tractor to the Dain All Wheel Drive, the Waterloo Boy, the great Johnny Poppers and on to the New Generation of Power and through to the modern-day machines-


A-Z of Deeres the world over. If you’re a Deere enthusiast- this


book should be top of your wish list.


the guide really is an and novelty al so th e  the horses


handicraft tent. Barbara adds: inter


“The relay


good this year. It’s a competition betwee n


hunts competing with


over jumps and obst a c l es li ke gates and fences - anything


look out for the ‘Stars of the Future’ Limosin show for Limosin calves born in 2009 and one year old. Show s e c r e t a r y


should and each


l o c a l other


might find in a real hunt. It’s organised by Brecon and Talgarth Hunt.” The judging of the supreme horse


they should


hunt be


tent and the or pony will County Show is at


Brecon and starts at 7am with a finish at 7pm. For more information call Barbara Green on 01559 371557.


take place at 2pm. Brecon the Showground in


Meirion Owen’s Quack Pack


Brecon County Sh


Thursday, August 5, 2010


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authority on all things John Deere. His love affair with the famous green and yellow began in 1940, and blossomed into an obsession. But rather than being a drab


collection of tractor photographs, the


overview of the timeline charting the growing achievements of


enter taining the


book is an For the Deere enthusiast


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     


The Bigger Book of John Deere 


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